The Authenticity Hoax - by Andrew Potter (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><P>"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good." -- Gregg Easterbrook, author of Sonic Boom<P>Exploring a number of trends in our popular culture--from Sarah Palin to Antiques Roadshow, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir--Andrew Potter follows his successful Nation of Rebels with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of The Paradox of Choice or Bowling Alone will find many enlightening insights in The Authenticity Hoax, which is, in the words of Tom de Zengotita (Mediated), "the kind of criticism that changes minds."<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good." <br />-- Gregg Easterbrook, author of <em>Sonic Boom</em> </p><p>Exploring a number of trends in our popular culture--from Sarah Palin to <em>Antiques Roadshow</em>, organic food to the indignation over James Frey's memoir--Andrew Potter follows his successful <em>Nation of Rebels</em> with a new book that argues that our pursuit of the authentic is fraught with irony and self-defeat. Readers of <em>The Paradox of Choice</em> or <em>Bowling Alone</em> will find many enlightening insights in <em>The Authenticity Hoax</em>, which is, in the words of Tom de Zengotita (<em>Mediated</em>), "the kind of criticism that changes minds."</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>What does it mean to be authentic?</p><p>The demand for authenticity--the honest or the real--is one of the most powerful movements in contempo-rary life, influencing our moral outlook, political views, and consumer behavior. Yet according to Andrew Potter, when examined closely, our fetish for "authentic" lifestyles or experiences is actually a form of exclusionary status seeking. The result, he argues, is modernity's malaise: a competitive, self-absorbed individualism that ultimately erodes genuine relationships and true community.</p><p>Weaving together threads of pop culture, history, and philosophy, The Authenticity Hoax reveals how our misguided pursuit of the authentic merely exacerbates the artificiality of contemporary life that we decry. In his defiant, brilliant critique, Andrew Potter offers a way forward to a meaningful individualism that makes peace with the modern world. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"[Andrew Potter] offers a shrewd and lively discussion peppered with pop culture references and a stimulating reappraisal of the romantic strain in modern life."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"Potter's broad-ranging survey makes a good case that the authenticist fantasy is deeply embedded in the culture."--<em>Wall Street Journal</em><br><br>"The author writes with authority about the ways in which today's men and women seek authenticity, or meaning, in their lives ... A provocative meditation on the way we live now."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"There are excellent arguments here to steal for the next time some bearded hipster at a party enthuses about brining his own beets or vacationing in an eco-tent."--<em>Newsweek</em><br><br>"A totally real, genuine, authentic book about why you shouldn't believe any of those words. And it's genuinely good."--Gregg Easterbrook, author of Sonic Boom<br><br>"Potter weaves elements of history, philosophy and pop culture together in a book that will leave an impression even if it doesn't necessarily show us the path. Is Andrew Potter one of the great thinkers of our age? He may well be: this is great stuff."--January Magazine<br><br>"Potter's book is very smart."--National Post<br><br>"The kind of criticism that changes minds."--Thomas De Zengotita, author of Mediated<br><br>"The Authenticity Hoax has the estimable virtue of bringing the profound down to scale while keeping the big picture in hi-def clarity. It's as lively, funny and easy to read as one would want a book on epidemic spiritual malaise to be."--Toronto Star<br><br>"Unique insights on every page and breathtaking in scope... We're not quite certain what is authentic but we know what it is not. Andrew Potter helps us sift through the confusion."--John Zogby, Chairman of Zogby International and author of The Way We'll Be<br>
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